Ronin, et al,
Here is our itinerary our return is still not firm but we plan to drive back and cancel the ferry reservations:
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 2 Depart home – Drive to Wasco and drop off motor cars continue on to Stockton or Sacramento [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 3 Depart for Medford, OR[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 4 Depart Medford, OR for Portland, OR[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 5 Depart Portland, OR for Bellingham, WA[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 6 prep for ferry trip check out Bellingham, WA[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 7 Bellingham, WA[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sat Lucnh with former SBRC colleague Jack Brooks and wife Jeannie[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Board Alaska Ferry “Kennicott” bound for Ketchikan, #1603483[/SIZE]
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Arrive at Ferry by 3 PM, Ferry Departs for Ketchikan at 6 PM [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight on
Ferry [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 8 Alaska Ferry, Cruise on Ferry all day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sun Overnight on
Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 9 Ketchikan, AK[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Mon Ferry Arrives in Ketchikan at 8 AM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass, #HA-XPOD9B[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 10 Ketchikan – Layover Day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Tue Explore Ketchikan (Totem Bight State Historical Park)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 11 Ketchikan – Layover Day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Wed Explore Ketchikan [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 12 Ketchikan – Layover Day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Thu Explore Ketchikan [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 13 Ketchikan – Board Alaska Ferry “Matanuska” bound for Juneau [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Fri
Arrive at Ferry by 8 AM, Ferry Departs for Juneau at 10 AM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight on
Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 14 Ferry – hang out on Ferry all day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sat Ferry Arrives in Juneau at 11:15 PM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight in Juneau at
Mendenhall Campground, Space [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Directions to Campground: Turn right out of Ferry Terminal parking lot. Drive 1.7 miles to DeHart’s Store above Auke Bay marinas. Take a left turn back onto Back Loop Road. Travel 2.5 miles to Montana Creek Road. Turn left onto Montana Creek Road. Drive 0.3 miles to Skater’s Cabin Road. The campground is 0.3 miles down the road. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 15 Juneau – SLEEP IN![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sun Explore Juneau[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Mendenhall Campground[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 16 Juneau Airport – Fly to Sitka[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Mon Park Trucks in Long-term Parking at Airport[/SIZE]
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Check-in at 9:40 AM, Alaska Airlines, #BAXMOH, Flight #62[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Depart Juneau at 10:40 AM, Arrive in Sitka at 11:21 AM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight in Sitka at
Longliner Lodge and Suites, #2633725985, pin 1885[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 17 Sitka[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Tue Explore Sitka (Sheldon Jackson Museum, Alaska Raptor Center, Baran of Castle Hill)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Longliner Lodge and Suites[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 18 Sitka Airport – Fly back to Juneau[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Wed
Check-in at 6:05 PM, Alaska Airlines, Flight # 67[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Depart Sitka at 7:05 PM, Arrive in Juneau at 7:40 PM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Get Trucks from Long-term Parking at Airport[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Super 8 by Wyndham Juneau, #3957.984.316, pin 6618[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 19 Juneau - Board Alaska Ferry “LeConte” for Gustavus[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Thu Park Trucks @ Ferry Terminal (ignore signs that say “no overnight parking”)[/SIZE]
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Check-in at 6 AM, Booking #YRBR-1624218[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Ferry Departs Juneau/Auke Bay at 7 AM, Arrive in Gustavus at 12:45 PM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Glacier Bay Lodge (199 Bartlett Cove), #3352TU and 3352TW[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 20 Gustavus - Glacier Bay Tour, all day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Fri Breakfast Buffet 5 AM, Board Boat at 7 AM[/SIZE]
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Boat Tour Departs from Bartlett Cove at 7:30 AM, Returns at appox. 3:30 PM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Glacier Bay Lodge[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 21 Gustavus Airport – Fly back to Juneau[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sat Breakfast Buffet 5 AM at Glacier Bay Lodge[/SIZE]
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Check-in at 1:40 PM, Alaska Seaplanes, Flight #J5-306[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Depart Gustavus at 2:40 PM, Arrive in Juneau at 3:15 PM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Take Taxi back to Ferry Terminal to get Trucks[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight in Juneau at
Mendenhall Campground, Space 002 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 22 Juneau, AK[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sun Explore Juneau[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Mendenhall Campground [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 23 Juneau[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Mon Explore Juneau [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Mendenhall Campground [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 24 Juneau - Board Alaska Ferry “Kennicott” bound for Whittier[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Tue Check-in at 10 AM, Depart Juneau at 12 PM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight on
Ferry [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 25 Alaska Ferry - Cruise on Ferry all day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Wed Overnight on
Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 26 Ferry Arrives in Whittier, 6 AM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Thu Travel through Whittier Tunnel[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Cars leave Whittier on the hour from 6 AM – 11 PM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] (Phillips Cruises 5.5 hours, $159/pp, 907-276-8023) - We stayed vernight in a Palmer RV park[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 27 Palmer RV Park[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Fri[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 28 Drive to McCarthy overnight at BAse Camp[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sat[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 29 Tour Kennecott, overnight at Base Camp[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sun[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Aug 30 Drive to Valdez, Overnight at RV Park[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt]Aug 31 Overnight at RV Park[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt]Sep 1 Drive to Anchorage overnight Comfort Inn[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt]Sep 2 Overnight Comfort Inn[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt]Sep 3 Anchorage, AK[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Fri Overnight at
Comfort Inn Anchorage[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Motorcar Trip Itinerary[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 4 Anchorage, AK[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sat Set on, Registration and Car Inspection, 9:00 AM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Get Acquainted Dinner at Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 320 W Fifth Ave[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Comfort Inn Anchorage[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 5 Anchorage, MP 114 to Talkeetna, MP 227 (113 miles)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sun Overnight in Talkeetna at
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 6 Talkeetna, MP 227 to Denali, MP 359 (132 miles)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Mon Overnight in Denali at
Grand Denali Lodge[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 7 Denali – Layover Day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Tue Overnight at
Grand Denali Lodge[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 8 Denali – Layover Day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Wed Denali Wilderness Tour, 6:00 AM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Grand Denali Lodge[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 9 Denali, MP 359 to Fairbanks, MP 470 (111 miles)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Thu Overnight in Fairbanks at
Springhill Suites by Marriott[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 10 Fairbanks – Layover Day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Fri (Fountainhead, 11 – 5 every day)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight at
Springhill Suites by Marriott[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 11 Fairbanks – Layover Day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sat Overnight at
Springhill Suites by Marriott[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 12 Fairbanks, MP 470 to Denali, MP 359 (111 miles)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sun Overnight in Denali at
Grand Denali Lodge[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 13 Denali, MP 359 to Talkeetna, MP 227 (132 miles)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Mon Overnight in Talkeetna at
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 14 Talkeetna – Layover Day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Tue Overnight at
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 15 Talkeetna MP227 to Wasilla, MP 160 (67 miles)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Wed Visit Steam Locomotive Restoration Project[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Dinner and Auction at the Museum of Alaskan Transportation and Industry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight in Wasilla at
Grandview Hotel[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 16 Wasilla, MP 160 to Girdwood, MP 74 (86 miles)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Thu Farewell Dinner[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight in Girdwood at the
Hotel Alyeska Girdwood[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 17 Girdwood, MP 74 to Portage, MP 64* to Seward, MP 0 (99 miles)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Fri [*Includes Portage, MP 0 (Whittier Branch) – Whittier, MP 12.4 – Portage MP 0][/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight in Seward at
Harbor 360 Hotel[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 18 Seward – Layover Day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sat Overnight in Seward at
Harbor 360 Hotel[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 19 Seward, MP 0 to Anchorage, MP 114 (114 miles) [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sun Overnight in Anchorage at
Comfort Inn Anchorage[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 20 Anchorage, AK [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Mon Set-off, Load containers, etc.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 21 no firm plans yet - ad hoc trip home through Canada via top of the workld highway, Dawson City, Whitehorse, Jasper, Banff and Glacier National Park[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt]Sep 26[/SIZE]
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We will be cancelling the following return ferry trip
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 27 Whittier, AK[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Mon [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Cars enter Whittier on the half hour from 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Board Alaska Ferry “Kennicott” bound for Bellingham, #1603483[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]
Arrive at Ferry by 8:45 PM, Ferry Departs for Ketchikan at 6 PM [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] Overnight on
Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 28 Alaska Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Tue [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Overnight on
Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 29 Alaska Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Wed [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Overnight on
Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sep 30 Alaska Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Thu [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Overnight on
Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Oct 1 Alaska Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Fri [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Overnight on
Ferry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Oct 2 Ferry Arrives in Bellingham, WA at 8:00 AM[/SIZE]
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